1900 migrants rescued during the weekend of August

18/08/14

With the landing in Salerno this morning of about 700 migrants from the San Giusto amphibious ship the mid-August weekend ends when the navy ships have rescued more than 1900 migrants with the support of the patrol boats of the harbor authorities and some merchant ships.

On August 15 the patrolman Borsini has landed in Reggio Calabria 212 migrants and a corpse, while the Fasan frigate in Naples has landed 1004.

Source: Military Navy